ODBEleven automatically suggests passwords from the internet that have been reported to work for the specific module you're trying to access, wow (that has actually worked for me) Bonus: We know that some modules require passwords to be unlocked (even with VCDS). Plus there are usually hints as to what you are accessing and what it affects. App automatically keeps a history of what setting you did change, at which mileage and point in time, perfect! Changed or lost your phone? Does not matter because it's all saved in your user account.ģ) Interface: This might be a minor one but it's easier and faster to access any module by a few taps on the phone's screen. txt log of all the changes I was doing together with their exact coding instructions as it would be otherwise impossible to remember what, when or how I changed anything and how I could revert it. Think there is some weird sound/something leaking? Pull to the side, log the respective channel or just do a full fault scan and you'll know in no time.Ģ) Cloud saved history: With VCDS I used to keep a. That should already be enough for most people to be a deciding factor but here start the fun bits:ġ) Absolute portability: Just hop in the car, any place any time (assuming you carry your phone with you) and do your thing.

etc.) so let's assume a 64eur cost which is still a mere fraction of the cheapest VCDS cable's cost. Having purchased the dongle for 40eur you most definitely want to invest in the app as well as it unlocks the typical VCDS functionality (long coding, logging, access to all modules etc. The initial cost is 40eur + 24eur iirc, you pay the dongle and the app separately because you can opt for the free app version or the paid one (the 24eur bit). The fact that I had to (plan to) carry a laptop with me every time (want to change a setting or do a log while being away from home? it'll need to wait) and the cumbersome interface and access (compared to modern alternatives) were just extra nuisances that I had to live with but not much that I could do about them.Īnd then I found out about OBDEleven (it's actually meant to be written like this I believe, not OBD11, anyway) that addressed all of the issues I had with VCDS and even some that I had never thought of before.

Most of the tweaks I do are fun mods that I could easily live without, or the occasional logging that just could not justify the cost in my eyes. Reason I never got one myself (prior to finding out about OBDEleven) was clearly the cost. I've used VCDS in the past (mostly borrowing friends cables or tweaking stuff together).

Obd11 vs vcds